PROFUGHI/1

I cattolici si mobilitano

L’appello del Papa ad aprire le porte delle parrocchie per accogliere i profughi che arrivano in Europa alla ricerca di un rifugio di pace, ha toccato i cuori delle Chiese europee. Ovunque, dal nord al sud del continente, i vescovi hanno risposto a Bergoglio garantendo piena adesione al suo appello. Sono Chiese già fortemente impegnate […]

di Redazione

EDITORIALE/2

Da Churchill a Cameron Londra e i dubbi sull’Ue

Sono stati molti a Bruxelles a trascorrere una notte insonne giovedì 7 maggio, il giorno delle elezioni politiche in Gran Bretagna. La trasmissione serale sulle elezioni nel Regno Unito in onda sulla Bbc è sempre un momento di alto intrattenimento, ma questo non è il motivo per cui le elezioni del 2015 e i loro […]

di Patrick H. Daly - segretario generale Comece

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Papa Francesco, i rifugiati e la concretezza del Vangelo

C’è una foto che in questi giorni ha commosso il mondo: Aylan, il bambino siriano di due anni tra le braccia di un soccorritore sulla spiaggia turca di Bodrum, morto annegato assieme alla mamma e al fratellino di cinque anni, e sepolto a Kobane. E c’è un’Europa che assomiglia molto a quel sordomuto del Vangelo […]

di Fabio Zavattaro

REFUGEES/3

The German and Austrian example

The decision of the Federal governments of Germany of Austria to open their borders to the inflow of refugees, involving various levels of civil society and volunteering in assistance procedures, is a turning point ushering in a new approach in terms of the rules and procedures adopted at EU level. The two Countries are now […]

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CCEE ASSEMBLY

At the roots of Europe

An “outposted” assembly will bring together the presidents of European Bishops’ Conferences. At the invitation of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem  Fouad Twal, the annual plenary meeting of the Council of Bishops’ Conferences of Europe (CCEE) will take place in the Holy Land September 11 to 16, attended by the presidents of the Bishops’ Conferences […]

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CHURCHES IN BRIEF" "

Portugal, Nordic Countries, Croatia, Spain

Portugal: the bishops’ “Ad limina” visit to the PopeThe Ad Limina apostolorum visit of Portuguese bishops began on September 7, when the prelates presented to Pope Francis an “overview of the life of the dioceses in the Country.” At the first meeting in the Vatican the Pope received first the bishops of the ecclesiastic provinces […]

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The Churches in Italy near Bergoglio

“I call upon the parishes, the religious communities, the monasteries and shrines throughout Europe to host one family of refugees, starting with my diocese in Rome”. Pope Francis’ appeal at the end of the Angelus prayer of Sunday September 6 to his “brother bishops of Europe” was given major prominence, gaining wide support across European […]

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REFUGEES/1

Catholics mobilize

The Pope’s appeal to open the doors of parishes to welcome the refugees entering Europe in search to a safe haven of peace have touched the hearts of European Churches. Throughout the entire continent, from north to south, the bishops responded to Bergoglio by granting their full adhesion to his appeal. These Churches have been […]

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EDITORIAL/2

From Churchill to Cameron London and the doubts on the EU

There were many in Brussels who enjoyed a sleepless night on Thursday 7 May, the day of Britain’s general election. The UK election night broadcast on BBC is always high entertainment, but that is not why the 2015 edition and the election outcome it reported kept so many in Brussels watching their televisions until the […]

di Patrick H. Daly - Comece General Secretary

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Pope Francis, the refugees and the concreteness of the Gospel

There’s an image that has deeply touched the whole world in the past days. It’s the photograph of Aylan, the two-year infant in the arms of a rescuer on the Turkish shore of Bodrum, drowned with his mother and his five-year brother, buried in Kobane. There is a Europe that resembles the deaf and mute […]

di Fabio Zavattaro